Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 402: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the action he proposes to take to encourage the production of alternative energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37566/08]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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I have introduced and maintained a range of measure to incentivise the development and deployment of technologies harnessing our renewable sources of energy. These include the REFIT Scheme, the mineral oil tax exemption scheme, the Greener Homes, Bioheat and CHP Support Programmes and support for RTDI in renewable technology and the use of agriculture products in the biofuels sector as well as energy crops and wood energy, together with funding for a range of work by Sustainable Energy Ireland.